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“There’s an unbridled enthusiasm and passion that you have,” Lopez told the troupe after its performance. “It was why I wanted to be involved in this whole thing — because of routines like that, because of dancers like you.”

And while Lopez praised the complexity of the All Stars’ routine (“there was so much going on, sometimes I didn’t know where to look”), Hough left the team with some constructive criticism:

“I would say there’s tricks in there that I’ve seen before,” Hough said. “I love being surprised. I actually kind of wanted more of that. So just remember that if you make it forward.”

NeYo sounded less enthused: “For me the dynamics weren’t where I feel like this group has the potential to take them. I felt like it was good, it wasn’t great for me, but it was good.”

The mixed results made for a nail-biting judging session. Dancers are scored from 1 to 20 based on five criteria — performance, technique, choreography, presentation and creativity — for a possible high score of 100. Performers need a composite score of at least 80 to move on.

The All Stars — with Piatczyc — just made the cut, tallying a score of 81. (Lopez and Hough both scored the team an 82, Neyo a 79). It was the lowest score of the night.

Now Piatcyzc and viewers must return to the waiting game as “Dance” will continue to air at least two more qualifying episodes. The 10-episode show has 47 competitors and averages six per episode.